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This page contains an archive of news items relating to the BAe 146 and Avro RJ regional jetliners. The latest news are on the current news page.

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1997 News
June	Atlantic Southeast Airlines to return BAe 146s Air Jet ends scheduled services SABENA receives first Avro RJ100
July	Uzbekistan Airways receives first Avro RJ85 Northwest increases Avro RJ85 order to 36 Arkia selects the Avro RJ115 Ansett New Zealand unveils 10th Anniversary BAe 146
August	Debonair to increase BAe 146 fleet
September	Hamburg Airlines to dispose of its BAe 146 fleet Air Malta to dispose of its Avro RJ70s Eurowings to lease 4 additional BAe 146s
October	Azzurra Air to codeshare with Debonair and Alitalia Israir to acquire BAe 146-100s? CityFlyer Express orders an additional Avro RJ100
November	Lufthansa CityLine considers ordering CRJ 700, may replace Avro RJ85s British Regional Airlines buys BAe 146
December	Crossair reorders Avro RJ100s Air Wisconsin acquires additional BAe 146s Azzurra to operate former Air Malta Avro RJ70s
1998 News
January	BAe-AMJ has record year Air UK becomes KLM uk 100th Avro RJ delivered
February	Thai BAe 146s withdrawn from service BAe considers Avro RJ improvements
March	BAe-AMJ announces several transactions BAe-AMJ arranges for technical upgrades New Turkish airline orders Avro RJ100s
April	SABENA 75th anniversary RJ100 delivered BAe-AMJ to market ex-Thai BAe 146-300s as Debonair deal falls through AI(R) to be dissolved Azzurra Air to operate as Alitalia Express
May	KLM uk extends BAe 146 leases Ansett considers transferring BAe 146s to regional affiliates Competition heats up for the Avro RJ
June	Jersey European to acquire Thai BAe 146-300s WDL acquires a BAe 146 for passenger charters Pioneer BAe 146 operator hits 15-year mark
July	AI(R) dissolved CityFlyer expands its Avro RJ100 fleet
August	AirBC to add Edmonton-Denver BAe 146 service Braathens buys Malmö Aviation Air Atlantic to end flight operations Airlink BAe 146s to fly trans-Tasman services during Christmas period
September	Northwest Airlines pilot strike grounds Mesaba Air Nova expands BAe 146 services during Air Canada strike More competition in the regional jet market TAPC Uzbekistan to build Avro RJ air brakes Flightlease orders 3 Avro RJ100s for operation by SABENA Kendell to acquire 50-seat regional jets, displace some Ansett BAe 146s New head for BAe Asset Management BAe discusses Avro RJX options at ERA '98 Avrotec updates Lufthansa CityLine's RJ85s Paukn Air BAe 146 crashes at Melilla
October	BAe promotes Avro RJ and BAe 146 for business jet use Air Atlantic ends flight operations UNI Air to dispose of its BAe 146-300s
November	Strong interest in Air Atlantic's BAe 146-200s Pauknair ceases operations Malmö Aviation negotiates to acquire China Northwest's BAe 146-300s Debonair to operate services for Lufthansa CityLine
December	British Airways buys CityFlyer Park Express has birth pains Debonair operates BAe 146s for Swissair Express New Italian airline eyes BAe 146s Air Atlantic wins maintenance contract for Mesaba's Avro RJs
1999 News
January	National Jet Systems buys stake in CityJet 1998 a successful year for BAe-AMJ Aegean Aviation orders Avro RJ100s
February	New name for Malmö Aviation British Aerospace announces Avro RJX British Aerospace unveils new house colors Mesaba to begin Avro RJ services from Memphis National Jet acquisition of CityJet collapses Suit over BAe 146 cabin fumes allowed to proceed
March	BAe Asset Management wins new remarketing contract Aer Lingus adds BAe 146-300 and extends leases on current fleet Debonair and Flightline operate BAe 146s for Lufthansa Swissair Express expands BAe 146 services
April	Aegean Aviation adds to Avro RJ100 order AirFoyle buys CityJet CityFlyer returns for another Avro RJ100 TNT to establish its own airline
May	BAeAM looking for more BAe 146 brokerage business Air Wisconsin contracts for BAe 146 upgrades
June	Avro RJ competitors make strides BAe completes preliminary design review of the Avro RJX National Jet to establish Italy-based British Airways franchise
July	CityFlyer acquisition cleared, subject to cap on slots
August	CityJet expands Air France relationship, faces competition from Aer Lingus Successful first run for the AlliedSignal AS900 KLM uk reduces domestic services Air Zimbabwe to drop routes to Kariba New Namibian airline to operate BAe 146
September	Crossair to place an RJ100 on stand-by VLM said to acquire Avro RJ85s SAM to return Avro RJ100s Aer Lingus to begin London City services KLM uk BAe 146s to buzz around Europe Labor strife at Ansett NZ Mesaba to expand seasonal services to Aspen Debonair grounded BAe announces repeat orders for Avro RJ100s Airworthiness Directive mandates ALF502 modifications
October	BAe describes RJX plans Low-speed wind tunnel tests of Avro RJX completed Debonair aftermath: Flightline and British Midland pick up the pieces Braathens Malmö to acquire former SAM RJ100s Ansett NZ resumes flying after pilots give in
November	Aer Lingus starts London City services and expands BAe 146 operations KLM uk prepares for buzz Southern Australia to add another BAe 146 Avro RJ parts to be made in South Africa Braathens Malmö faces financial problems Fuel tank contamination affects former SAM RJ100s British Midland BAe 146 operations delayed BAe is now BAE SYSTEMS Aegean Aviation buys Air Greece New Ansett freight routes in Northern Territory
December	FR Aviation buys National Jet Systems THY extends RJ100 leases Braathens Malmö retains London City route Meridiana expands Florence-Amsterdam service
2000 News
January	buzz takes to the skies Avro RJX promises extended range Record year for Asset Management Air Canada Connector airlines may be consolidated Meridiana for sale Rumors swirl of Ansett NZ sale Air Foyle sells CityJet stake to Air France
February	British Midland Commuter begins BAe 146 operations Integration of Air Canada regionals begins Swisscargo sells BAe 146 belly space British Airways considers transferring routes to CityFlyer Air New Zealand buys Ansett Titan operates BAe 146 for Augsburg Airways TNT Airways begins operations
March	BAE SYSTEMS hints of forthcoming RJX orders... ... As first RJX takes shape Two more Avro RJs for Aegean Airlines Go-ahead for Avro RJX Titan to operate a BAe 146 for Tyrolean Ansett NZ sold Flightline to operate a BAe 146 for Croatia Airlines
April	Druk Air places first Avro RJX order Debonair orphans find homes
May	British Airways drops planned transfer of Gatwick routes to CityFlyer Casco Leasing offers ALF502 engines Jersey European adopts British European name WDL operates BAe 146 for Air Nostrum 36th delivery completes Mesaba Avro RJ order
June	Lufthansa CityLine launches new business class AirFoyle ends BAe 146 operations Air Zimbabwe parks its BAe 146 Observer article attacks BAe 146 safety National Jet Italia to begin British Airways franchise flights Ansett New Zealand switches allegiance to QANTAS
July	Italian start-up plans BAe 146 operations Air Jet BAe 146s help cover for grounded 737s BAE SYSTEMS' asset management arm announces new initiatives CityJet expands BAe 146 fleet CityFlyer re-orders Avro RJs, adds RJX options BAE SYSTEMS expands Regional Aircraft Customer Training Centre
August	KLM uk Engineering and AAR to cooperate on BAe 146 maintenance Airlines announce 146/RJ service to ski destinations Chinese airlines ordered to consolidate
September	QANTAS New Zealand takes to the air Avro RJX favored to win British Regional order Lufhansa buys stake in Eurowings airBaltic renews Avro RJ70 leases Air Botnia orders Avro RJ85s Malmö Aviation drops Braathens name
October	BAe 146s again flying for KLM uk Meridiana no longer for sale G.E. Buys Honeywell Italian start-ups eye BAe 146 Alitalia codeshares on Meridiana BAe 146s BAE SYSTEMS holds RJX Summit in Florence
November	Northwest bids to buy Mesaba Malmö Aviation receives first Avro RJ100
December	CityFlyer to disappear in Gatwick shake-up? British Airways reportedly eyeing British Regional Goldwing begins operations
2001 News
January	British European ends London City to Dublin service buzz to add new summer routes Mixed news on Avro RJX competition British Airways shops for regional jets National Jet Italia opens Athens route
February	First engine fitted to Avro RJX Strikes disrupt SABENA and Aer Lingus flights Air Jet strikes out on its own First 146 heads for atmospheric research future Asset Management announces BAe 146 lease renewals
March	British European orders Avro RJX-100s Avro RJ85 sold Lufthansa's acquisition of Eurowings blocked British Airways buys British Regional Fourth IPPS fitted to first Avro RJX-85 Goldwing suspends operations Aegean merges with Cronus WDL flies for Deutsche BA Avro RJX begins engine runs
April	CityJet adds more BAe 146s Mesaba teams with Pan Am for Avro RJ training Southern moves BAe 146 maintenance to Tasmania Qantas NZ stops flying Avro RJX begins taxi trials British European increases Air France collaboration Albanian Airlines buys a BAe 146 Avro RJX flies! Avro RJX test program detailed NJS contract for Indian Ocean flights renewed
May	Titan flies for go Qantas rebrands its regional subsidiaries British Regional merger plans detailed First Air Botnia RJ85 delivered Twentieth anniversary of BAe 146 roll-out Air New Zealand to operate BAe 146s BAE SYSTEMS shows off Avro RJX at Duxford
June	CityFlyer takes sixteenth (and last?) Avro RJ100 Northwest drops bid for Mesaba Hailstorm pummels Air Wisconsin BAe 146s
July	GE-Honeywell merger blocked Avro RJX flies with first 'Block 2' AS577 British European Confirms Avro RJX Order Tolmount acquires NJI Albanian Airlines receives BAe 146 China Eastern to take over China Northwest
August	Druk's BAe 146 returns home Eurowings offers concessions to German Cartel Office British European to adjust fleet Strike averted at Air Wisconsin CityJet BAe 146s cover for Gill Fokker 100s RJX-85 heads to US for flight trials
September	Twentieth anniversary of BAe 146's first flight Ansett ceases operations Bahrain Defence Force to take delivery of Avro RJ85 Avro RJX flight simulator ordered US airlines cut schedules British European picks up Gill pieces Lufthansa takeover of Eurowings approved First Avro RJX-100 flies! Manx grounded by insurance problems Crossair and Swissair shorthaul fleets to be integrated KLMuk to maintain Aegean Avro RJ100s Air Canada regional airlines to ground BAe 146s
October	Crossair split from Swissair Swissair Express shut down SABENA files for bankruptcy protection Manx resumes operations Qantas shuffles BAe 146 services Ansett BAe 146s on the election trail Aviation Partners sells NJI Embraer rolls out RJX competitor
November	New BAe 146/Avro RJ maintenance program SABENA bankrupt British European picks up SABENA pieces DAT resumes operations NJI suspends operations Crossair Avro RJ100 crashes near Zürich RJX Cancelled
December	BAE SYSTEMS in RJX order bind Buzz expands into France British World shuts down Flightline picks up BWA pieces British Airways considers Gatwick cutbacks Rollercoaster month for DAT
2002 News
January	First production RJX flies Air Jet starts domestic services British European cancels RJX order DAT survival efforts continue Crossair to go Swiss
February	Air Canada Regional resumes BAe 146 operations Back to the bad old days? Air Jet adds to BAe 146 fleet bmi regional continues BAe 146 operations CityFlyer Avro RJs to move from Gatwick Manx loses its identity New name for DAT Azzurra separates from Alitalia
March	SN Brussels ends merger talks with Virgin Express Flightline wins Aberdeen, Croatia contracts Italian post office buys Mistral Air Air Canada jazzes up its regionals New colors for Air Jet
April	Swiss takes off bmi regional ends BAe 146 operations Flightline BAe 146 begins flying for Croatia Turmoil at Southern Australia Goodbye BRAL, Hello BACX Last Avro RJ flies BAE SYSTEMS denies plans to revive RJX
May	Air Botswana resumes BAe 146 operations Druk Air leases airBaltic Avro RJ70 buzz to merge with Basiq Air British European experiments with new color scheme Stored BAe 146 returns to the air
June	Labor trouble grounds Aer Lingus Jazz adopts capacity purchase contract Air New Zealand ends BAe 146 operations Air Jet expands scheduled services
July	Air Jet flies for Ciao Fly buzz takes over KLM's Amsterdam-Stansted route British European becomes Flybe Former Ansett BAe 146 parted out
August	Turkish Avro RJs to be transferred to new airline National Jet opens maintenance center in Brisbane Last Ansett BAe 146 leaves Brisbane Air Wisconsin adds service to Aspen Ciao, Ciao Fly
September	Buzz to replace BAe 146s as leases expire Storm thrashes stored Ansett 146s British Airways begins to transfer Avro RJ100s to CitiExpress
October	Air Malta sells, leases back Azzurra Avro RJ100s Club Air receives first BAe 146 Turkish renews Avro RJs leases Northwest Avro RJ85 severely damaged at Memphis End of the runway for Southern Australia buzz to expand operations, but without BAe 146s
November	Air Jet BAe 146-300 impounded in Italy Club Air begins operations New German low-cost airline eyes BAe 146s airBaltic Avro RJ70 returns home Flightline flies for Audi
December	Air Zimbabwe works on parked BAe 146 Avro RJX competitors stumble China Eastern offers its BAe 146-300s for sale BAE SYSTEMS explores BAe 146 freighter options CitiExpress adds London City services with Avro RJ100s Flybe expands Honeywell sues over Avro RJX cancellation Flybe expands Preliminary Crossair crash report shows no aircraft problems
2003 News
January	Turkish Avro RJ100 crashes Azzurra Air codeshares with VLM Air Zimbabwe's BAe 146 still grounded WDL BAe 146s to fly for Air Berlin Aer Lingus to drop BAe 146s in fleet simplification move airBaltic to replace Avro RJ fleet Albanian adds another BAe 146 Aurigny to wet-lease a BAe 146 Queen's Flight BAe 146 rescues baby BAe 146 flies BAE SYSTEMS shuttle
February	Ryanair buys buzz Last flight for the Avro RJX Express-Airways abandons start-up plans CitiExpress signs Jetspares contract SN Brussels announces fleet replacement plans Air China orders A319s to replace BAe 146s Avro RJ fleet spared in Swiss cuts Ryanair takes the axe to buzz Jazz BAe 146 rescues Concorde passengers First BAe 146 painted in Air-Berlin colors
March	Malmö codeshares with Virgin Express Air Jet restructures Axis Airways to take over Air Jet BAe 146QCs BAE SYSTEMS to remarket BAe 146s British Airways CitiExpress begins London City service
April	Air Canada to restructure End of the line for buzz Avtrade to remarket Air China BAe 146s
May	Ryanair's Buzz Stansted subsidiary returns to the air Swiss to restructure regional operations Axis Airways receives BAe 146QCs Lufthansa commits to Avro RJ operations Newest WDL BAe 146 flies for Air-Berlin
June	Malmö flies for Skyways Druk Air selects Airbus A319 to replace BAe 146s Air China BAe 146s arrive at Southend Atmospheric research 146 nears completion NJS to cut back QantasLink flying Further cuts for Swiss
July	Flightline rocks FlyBE adds routes, 146s airBaltic expands Avro RJ routes Former Queen's Flight BAe 146 heads to Indonesia Swiss Express plan jettisoned in labor accord SN Brussels begins to repaint its Avro RJs
August	Titan BAe 146 flies for Aurigny Air Botnia gives a home to white-tail Avro RJs Club Air to replace its BAe 146s Lufthansa expected to realign regional operations TNT 146QTs to fly to Naples and Florence
September	CityJet set to restart Dublin to London City services AzzurraAir sold to investment group
October	Air Wisconsin renews United Express contract Atmospheric research 146 makes first flight Northwest considers ending Mesaba's Avro RJ contract Lufthansa rebrands regional operations Azzurra Avro RJs idled by end of Alitalia contract Croatia Airlines ends BAe 146 flying
November	Equipment shortages give reprieve to Aer Lingus BAe 146s Further delay for Swiss Avro RJ replacement Air Littoral buy gives work to Azzurra Avro RJs Last production Avro RJ delivered How many BAe 146s/Avro RJs?
December	CityJet to add BAe 146-300s Mesaba wins reprieve on Avro RJ contract Aer Lingus ends BAe 146 operations Azzurra parks its Avro RJs Titan adds 146 freighter
2004 News
January	Air Botnia is now Blue 1 Meridiana to replace BAe 146s Ryanair ends BAe 146 operations New pilot contract keeps Mesaba flying airBaltic to replace its Avro RJs with Boeing 737s SN Brussels to operate Marseilles-Geneva Titan's BAe 146QT freighter enters service
February	Eurowings extends BAe 146 leases Crossair crash report published Northwest to leave Avro RJs at Mesaba Azzurra's Avros were repossessed by Air Malta Austrian Arrows leases BAe 146s New Czech airline considers BAe 146 operations New merger talks for SN Brussels CityJet paints a BAe 146 in its own colors
March	Start-up OzJet to fly BAe 146s Swiss CEO resigns over Avro RJ crash SN Brussels agrees to merge with Virgin Express OzJet may be stillborn
April	UN Secretary-General flies on Austrian Arrows BAe 146 Atlantic Airways flies for Norwegian company Swiss ends Avro RJ service to Lugano Blue 1 goes domestic again Meridiana begins to replace BAe 146s BAe 146 serves New Guinea Hemus Air adds BAe 146s Aer Lingus BAe 146 pilots still grounded
May	Mercury spill on FlyBE 146 Flightline to operate for Qantas THY grounds its Avro RJs
June	FlyBE in the black Flightline BAe 146 damaged in Florence Discovery begins BAe 146 operations Meridiana ends BAe 146 operations Atlantic Airways expands BAe 146 fleet
July	Aer Lingus flies BAe 146s to desert storage Air Canada Jazz to retire BAe 146s Swiss postpones Embraer 170 deliveries - again THY Avro RJs return to service SN Brussels postpones Avro RJ replacement Club Air adds more BAe 146s
August	Flightline takes over Discovery flights airBaltic expands
September	NJS 146s fly election flights
October	SN Brussels and Virgin Express agree to merge BAe 146 tested for firefighter role Bahrain adds another Avro RJ85 Druk Air receives first Airbus A319 FlyBE expands, adds Boeing 737s Boeing 717s to replace QantasLink BAe 146s
November	New colors for airBaltic New colors for Royal Flight BAe 146s WDL ends Austrian Arrows operation Crew blamed for THY Avro RJ100 crash in 2003 United threatens Air Wisconsin contract Euromanx to operate Avro RJ70s Efforts to launch OzJet continue
December	Club Air adds more BAe 146s Bath-based airline considers BAe 146 operations CityJet and FlyBE grow WDL flies for Discovery again Hemus Air receives third BAe 146
2005 News
January	Discovery ends scheduled operations FlyBE ends London City operations New titles for Lufthansa Avro RJ85s Controversy over Blair's use of Royal BAe 146 Asian Spirit negotiating for BAe 146s Swiss plans more fleet cuts Ex-Azzurra Avro RJ85 delivered to Bahrain Flightline BAe 146 returns to service after repairs
February	Asian Spirit leases four BAe 146s First Avro RJ70 painted in EuroManx colors Minden Air converts BAe 146 to fire tanker NJS to operate QantasLink 717s Air Dolomiti chooses the BAe 146 Jazz retires its BAe 146s New colors for Titan
March	airBaltic ends Avro RJ operations Air Botswana to add another BAe 146 FlyBE to add Avro RJ100s First Air Dolomiti BAe 146 rolled out SN Brussels to code-share with Axis Airways Lufthansa to buy Swiss First Mesaba Avro RJ85 painted in new Northwest colors BAe 146s being prepared for Eurowings Flybe ends Air France franchise flights
April	Lufthansa Regional boosts BAe 146 fleet United drops Air Wisconsin Romavia to lease a BAe 146 Flybe abandons RJ100 lease plan SN Brussels and Virgin Express merger cleared EuroManx begins Avro RJ operations Flightline flying for Range Rover Atlantic Airlines adds another BAe 146 Northwest renews Mesaba Avro RJ contract "The Divine Ms M" flies on BAe 146
May	Titan flies for ScotAirways WDL flies for Air Nostrum Transwede to operate Avro RJ70 Firefighting BAe 146 delayed CitiExpress begins BAe 146 retirement Eurowings puts BAe 146-300s into service Mesaba Avro RJ85s fly to Washington National Flightline flies BAe 146 for U2 Club Air adds Avro RJ85 BAE Systems offers BAe 146 life extension and other upgrades BAE Systems considers re-launching BAe 146QT freighter conversions SN Brussels sticks with its Avros
June	Flybe chooses Embraer 195 as BAe 146 replacement Mesaba Avro RJ85 suffers cracked hydraulic line
July	NJS begins shift to 717s Asian Spirit adds another BAe 146 ScotAirways ends BAe 146 operations Azzurra redux? Flightline flies BAe 146 for Air Sal
August	BACX to reduce Avro RJ100 fleet Swiss to focus regional fleet on Avro RJ New colors for WDL
September	Regional Embraer 190 order no threat to CityJet BAe 146s Northwest misses payments to Mesaba Hemus Air to increase BAe 146 fleet Bankrupt Northwest threatens to drop Mesaba Avro RJs Asterix and Obelix fly on Avro RJ100s CityJet leases former CitiExpress BAe 146
October	Swiss to split off regional fleet EuroManx restructures, ends scheduled Avro RJ operations Mesaba files for bankruptcy protection
November	Swiss European takes off Atlantic Airways adds an Avro RJ100 Aspen looks for BAe 146 replacement Atlantic Airways to fly from the Shetlands to London Northwest begins to park its Avro RJ85s Asian Spirit BAe 146 damaged in landing accident Last Ansett BAe 146 leaves Essendon OzJet takes off, sans BAe 146s Avro RJ joins Royal Jet fleet
December	Northwest Avro RJ85s return from the desert EU investigates Lufthansa takeover of Eurowings Air Botswana adds a new BAe 146 Swiss gets first CitiExpress Avro RJ100
2006 News
January	BA CitiExpress to become BA Connect Rocky new year for CitiExpress Avro RJ100s Northwest confirms plans to withdraw its Avro RJ85s Asian Spirit to expand internationally Transwede to fly for SAS LCD flightdeck modification for BAe 146 certified Maintenance cost reductions for the BAe 146 and Avro RJ Lufthansa signs massive Jetspares contract CityJet negotiating to acquire Mesaba Avro RJ85s TNT adds combi BAe 146s
February	Latest THY Avro RJ100 returned CRJ700s to replace BAe 146s at Aspen Inflite offers P-RNAV modification for BAe 146s Ansett BAe 146s broken up Transwede begins flying to London City EuroManx Avro RJ70s parked at Exeter First Avro RJ100 in BA Connect colors SN Brussels Avro RJ100 celebrates Atomium Swiss RJ100 painted in Star Alliance colors
March	New colors for BAE Systems BAe 146s Mesaba Avro RJ85 has a gear collapse SN Brussels Avro RJ85 makes an emergency landing Eventful ferry flight for ex-Ansett BAe 146 More former Ansett BAe 146s get the axe
April	SN Brussels and Virgin Express to merge and re-brand Flightline flies for Jet2 Hemus Air adds BAe 146-300s Damaged BA Connect Avro RJ100 returns to service FAAM BAe 146ARA explores mountain rotor threat Air Wisconsin ends BAe 146 operations Malmö Avro RJ100 painted in special football colors Transwede to fly for Skyways Australia mandates BAe 146 wing inspections
May	Atlantic Airways acquires ex-Air Wisconsin BAe 146 Second European Aviation BAe 146 ferried to England Last Air Wisconsin BAe 146s leaves Appleton Swiss Avro RJ100 painted in special colors New Faroe Islands airline leases an Avro RJ100 New Serbian airline to lease BAe 146s Airbus A318 tested at London City
June	Interstate adds a BAe 146 Flybe BAe 146 painted in special colors Hemus Air BAe 146-300s enter service First Centavia BAe 146 delivered Albanian Airlines BAe 146s fly to Stansted Atlantic Airways begins Stansted-Shetland flights Former Aer Lingus BAe 146-300s fly for Hemus Air "Blair Force One" to replace BAe 146s? Northwest agrees terms on return of Avro RJ85s to lessors New Spanish airline to operate BAe 146s
July	Former airBaltic RJ70 under maintenance at Norwich Avro RJ100 painted in Ford colors Former Mesaba Avro RJ85s begin to return to Europe Flightline BAe 146 flies for Binter Canarias ORIONAir receives its first BAe 146 Centavia BAe 146 enters service Club Air adds an Avro RJ70 SN Brussels offers Avro RJ canvases CityJet to acquire 23 former Mesaba Avro RJ85s Atlantic Airways puts ex-Air Wisconsin BAe 146 into service SN Brussels unveils first summer tail design ORIONAir BAe 146s enter service KLM Engineering to work on Avro RJ85s for CityJet
August	Swiss European now an all-Avro RJ operator West Air to acquire BAe 146QT freighter More Ansett 146s scrapped SN Brussels unveils second summer tail design Evolavia to cease operations SN Brussels unveils third summer tail design Second Centavia BAe 146 ready for delivery Avro RJ85 going to Royal Jet Air Efata negotiating for Avro RJ100s Skyways begins Avro RJ100 operations New Indian airline plans RJ70 operations
September	A quarter century in the air! Another new tail design for SN Brussels Air One to fly to London City Flybe begins to replace BAe 146s with Embraer 195s Pilot strike grounds Swiss Avro RJs Lufthansa extends Avro RJ85 leases Asian Spirit lease fallen through?
October	Flightline BAe 146 lease to Binter Canarias ends Transwede will operate RJ70s for Air One Atlantic Airways BAe 146 crashes in Norway BAe 146 parted out at Exeter Wing spoilers at fault in Stord crash? Centavia route to Zagreb rejected BAE Systems targets executive aircraft market Club Air returns several BAe 146s Centavia route to Podgorica also rejected Turmoil continues at Mesaba Swiss returns to Basel West Air begins BAe 146 cargo operations
November	QantasLink ends BAe 146 operations WDL BAe 146 flies for LTU Flybe buys BA Connect SN Brussels rebranded as Brussels Airlines Centavia ceases operations Flightline BAe 146 lease to Jet2 ends Airlink named preferred bidder for Air Botswana Air One begins London City flights Druk Air BAe 146s back in service Logos added to ORIONAir BAe 146s Another BAe 146 for Eurowings First CityJet Avro RJ85 painted More Mesaba Avro RJs head across the Atlantic Iranian start-up uses BAe 146s Bolivian Air Force picks BAe 146s Interstate ends BAe 146 service
December	Mesaba ends Avro RJ operations No more BAe 146/Avro RJ operations in North America Johnny Johnstone O.B.E. WDL flies for Atlantic Airways Club Air shuts down BA resurrects Cityflyer name THY ends Avro RJ operations FaroeJet shuts down Deadline for BA-Flybe deal pushed back
2007 News
January	First CityJet Avro RJ85 enters service Air One begins Rome-London City flights First Avro RJ70 painted for MDLR Airlines Irish start-up plans BAe 146 operations Air One postpones Genova/Torino-London City flights BAE Systems Regional Aircraft Re-Launches BAe 146QT Freighter National Jet Systems extends BAe 146 leases First Avro RJ painted in Brussels Airlines colors Titan Airways paints first BAe 146 in new colors
February	National Jet contract for Barrow Island extended New Spanish airline plans Avro RJ operations Second BAe 146 joins Taban Air fleet CityJet expands London City services Tyre failure closes down London City New Mexican airline plans BAe 146 operations FaroeJet Avro RJ100 flies for Atlantic Airways TAM Bolivia receives its first BAe 146
March	BA-Flybe deal finally concluded VLM to introduce a BAe 146 Romavia adds second BAe 146 Club Air to restart BA CityFlyer announces London City expansion Avro RJ70 rolled out in Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight colors Aerostar selected as 146QT conversion contractor South Africa's Airlink adds BAe 146s Brussels Airlines takes off BA Connect-Flybe transition completed Flightline BAe 146 once again flies for Jet2 Mali airline leases a BAe 146 Another former Ansett BAe 146 is cut up
April	Belle Air leases a BAe 146 New colors for CityJet Avro RJs Club Air restart postponed SAS to start new London City route Latest BAe 146 for Eurowings delivered VLM begins BAe 146 operations Another BAe 146 is cut up Lufthansa places regional jet order Second WDL BAe 146 flies for LTU Fordair Avro RJ100 enters service MDLR Airlines begins operations Scare for TAM BAe 146 VIP passengers Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight Avro RJ70 delivered
May	First Brussels Airlines logojet marks Europalia.europa festival WDL BAe 146 flies for Flybe MDLR Airlines runs into regulatory trouble Airlink BAe 146s enter service End of the road for BAe 146 E3132 Transwede acquires two Avro RJ85s from Swiss Third Airlink BAe 146 being prepared Latest Brussels Airlines logojet unveiled Hemus swaps Belle Air BAe 146s
June	Club Air restart postponed again Kurdish Airline to fly a BAe 146? Brussels Airlines plans African BAe 146 operation Flightline BAe 146 to fly for Swiss BA CityFlyer to keep Avro RJ100s CityJet Avro RJ deliveries continue PRISMA auctions former Club Air BAe 146s Former Air Wisconsin BAe 146s head south TAM Bolivia receives its second BAe 146 Braathens Aviation created WDL BAe 146 now also flying for Air-Berlin New Dominican Republic airline to use BAe 146s OrionAir BAe 146 returns from Mali lease MDLR continues to expand its network RAF signs up for LCD flightdeck upgrade New competitors at London City
July	Club Air to hub at Ancona Atlantic Airways flies BAe 146 for Irish tour operator Druk Air sells BAe 146s Hemus Air adds another BAe 146 Romavia adds scheduled service to Nüremberg G-BXAR back in service with BA Cityflyer First Avro RJ85 re-delivered to Club Air Pilot shortage hampers Brussels Airlines operations
August	Club Air resumes operations MDLR adds another Avro RJ70 Club Air receives second Avro RJ ScotAirways joins CityJet for Air France Swiss Avro RJ100 damaged at London City New Indonesian airline to operate BAe 146s Air Tahoma to convert BAe 146 to freighter Eurowings to link London City with Berlin
September	SAS adds Oslo-London City Third Avro RJ70 being readied for MDLR Conversion of first new BAe 146 Freighter progresses New Zealand start-up KiwiJet chooses Avro RJ100s Skyways Avro RJ100 lease ends Brussels Airlines BAe 146s to fly in Congo New Spanish airline to operate BAe 146s Damaged Swiss Avro RJ100 floated off from London City Orionair flies for Flybe Quest Mexicana to lease four BAe 146-200s
October	Asian Spirit to focus on BAe 146-100s Atlantic Airways buys two Avro RJ85s from Swiss Airlink takeover of Air Botswana halted OrionAir adds a BAe 146-200 Blue1 extends Avro RJ85 leases BA CityFlyer to lease two Avro RJ85s Brussels Airlines' Congo venture to be named AirDC Flybe denies BBC report Fly540 brings BAe 146s to Kenya Air One ends Rome-London City flights Aerocondor to add a BAe 146 Club Air route confusion Partial colors for some Brussels Airlines Avro RJs
November	Former Crossair officials charged over RJ100 crash Palm Aviation buys China Eastern BAe 146 Dubai Air Wing buys three Avro RJ85s BAE Systems sells a VVIP Avro RJ100 First Linus Airways BAe 146 arrives in Indonesia Indonesian airline buys former Flybe BAe 146 BA CityFlyer to add LCY routes
December	Aerovias DAP leases a BAe 146 Damaged Swiss Avro RJ100 leaves LCY Government to invest in Air Botswana Labor trouble at NJS BAE Systems sells training unit Former Flybe 146 dunked MDLR Avro RJ70 in near-collision Atlantic Airways holidays get-together Air France-KLM buy VLM MDLR obtains regional airline licence Star Peru acquires BAe 146s Safair acquires Avro RJ85s BAe 146 delivered to Executive Turbine
2008 News
January	Orionair flies for Pyrenair airDC color scheme revealed Hemus Air BAe 146 in landing incident at Bacau BAe 146s to Cameroon? First airDC BAe 146 painted Nex Aviation to fly BAe 146s for Aer Arann Eurowings connects London City to Berlin Successful year for JetSpares program Flybe to retain two BAe 146s for Guernsey routes WDL BAe 146s fly for SAS Several airlines extend BAe 146 and Avro RJ leases Bahrain Defence Force revealed as VVIP Avro RJ100 buyer Several airlines extend BAe 146 and Avro RJ leases Sol Airlines still on the ground
February	TAER Andalus plans summer start Aegean Avro RJ100s to fly to Tirana First BA CityFlyer Avro RJ85 painted Two more BAe 146s delivered to Executive Turbine Club Air continue to change their schedule Aviastar Mandiri BAe 146 enters service Linus Airways begins operations Flightline swaps BAe 146s on Swiss routes BAE Systems to remarket West Air Cargo BAe 146QT
March	VLM ends BAe 146 lease British Airways evaluates Avro RJ100 replacements Asian Spirit sells BAe 146-200 First Star Peru BAe 146 painted Safair operates Avro RJ85 for Airlink Icing incident on Lufthansa Avro RJ85
April	Swiss begins services to Firenze Flightline flies for Skyways Kiwijet again postpones start More new Club Air routes Belle Air adds another BAe 146 Former Club Air BAe 146 broken up British Airways and Lufthansa Avro RJs in London City mishap First Executive Turbine BAe 146 painted Romavia BAe 146 severely damaged Last CityJet Avro RJ85 delivered Minor incident for MDLR RJ70 Crossair managers face trial over Avro RJ crash
May	CityJet to add more Avro RJs Aer Arann begins BAe 146 operations Ka'an Beel Air defaults on planned BAe 146 lease Riau Airlines to lease Avro RJ100s Last CityJet BAe 146 withdrawn Aer Arann expands BAe 146 operations Crossair managers acquitted over Avro RJ crash Air Panama to lease a BAe 146 Regional Paraguaya to operate BAe 146s New Greek airline to operate BAe 146s Club Air to lose their license Former CityJet BAe 146 joins Aer Arann Skyways BAe 146 lease ends Swiss Avro RJ100 marks Euro 2008 competition Asian Spirit to merge with Seair Airliner cabins to be tested for contaminated air First Star Perú BAe 146 enters service Regional Paraguaya presents its BAe 146
June	Flightline flies for BA CityFlyer Aerocondor pins hopes on BAe 146

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